In case you’ve missed it, many students on university campuses have been protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The police have been heavy-handed — or outright violent — with some of the students. Yet one prof wrote about his primary concerns in the NY Times: that the constant noise disrupts his class
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IN-SIGHTS: Police-involved deaths involving force
Data collected by Tracking (In)Justice shows disturbingly high police-involved deaths Canada’s northern region and reports police-involved fatalities in four western provinces (2.69 per 100,000) are much higher the six provinces to the east (1.44 per 100,000).
Continue readingAlberta Politics: What’s it tell us that a couple of bad-boy Lethbridge cops almost got away with illegal surveillance of an NDP minister?
It’s tempting to write off yesterday’s big story about that pair of none-too-bright county mounties from the Lethbridge Police Service caught stalking an NDP cabinet minister as just a dumb cop comedy without much significance. But Sgt. Jason Carrier and Const. Keon Woronuk were no Gunther Toody and Francis Muldoon,
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Policing: On Finding the Line
A mask, six feet, and being outdoors: pick any two at a time, amirite? Plus wash your hands before and after eating or touching your face. Pretty easy. So, ironically, sort of, as I wrote about the importance avoiding policing one another in our daily lives, I got called out
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Policing: Time for Change
In 1982, Milton Friedman advised, “Keep options open until circumstances make change necessary. There is enormous inertia–a tyranny of the status quo–in private and especially governmental arrangements. Only a crisis–actual or perceived–produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Policing: Maintaining Institutions
Victoria’s Secret I’m just kicking around the idea of defunding the police and trying to picture how it all works and how we get from here to there to explore if it’s necessarily the best route. Police take up a huge part of municipal budgets, and seeing cops in riot
Continue readingA Puff of Absurdity: On Policing: Checking Up or Checking In
Two things happened recently that have me thinking about the nature of policing of one another beyond blue uniforms. It’s that policing attitude I’m questioning. #1. At an online meeting with an admin of my high school, we were told our marks are due Monday morning, a few days ahead of
Continue readingIn-Sights: Hippocratic oath for policing
Sgt. Jeremiah P. Johnson of the Darien Connecticut Police Department responded to a discussion about the policing industry having its own Hippocratic Oath. Given the extent of misconduct now revealed in North America, this is worthy of wider attention…
Continue readingIn-Sights: Keep the genie stuck in the bottle
If the feds disclose evidence at a future trial that indicates provincial neglect and dereliction in pursuing crimes associated with gambling, what happens to public trust and support for both the BC Liberals and the BC NDP? The only question might be: Why did each of the two main BC
Continue readingScripturient: A cop on every corner and in every backyard
Councillor Kathy Jeffrey wants to get tough on crime. Serious crimes like throwing birdseed on your deck, not cutting the grass on the boulevard in front of your house, and riding a bicycle on a sidewalk. I suppose and we’re all at risk from imminent social collapse if they aren’t
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Trump’s dangerous explicit endorsement of police brutality
Addressing a crowd of police officers in Long Island, New York, U.S. President Donald Trump explicitly endorsed police brutality, because “America is once again a nation of laws”. The post Trump’s dangerous explicit endorsement of police brutality appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Montreal police spying on journalist Patrick Lagacé condemned by Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by recent revelations that Montreal police secretly monitored the mobile phone of La Presse columist Patrick Lagacé. A coalition of Canadian rights groups links the Lagacé case to Canadian police and security services’ growing hunger for new powers and investigative capabilities. The post Montreal police
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Halloween costume ideas for Canadian digital rights activists
You’re a digital rights activists and are struggling to pick the right Halloween costume? Dave Maass, an investigative researcher with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, suggests facial recognition paint, stingrays, privacy badger, patent troll, and certbot. A Guy Fawkes mask would do too. The post Halloween costume ideas for Canadian digital
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: How the ‘use of force’ industry drives police militarization and makes us all less safe
The growing militarization of law enforcement agencies, fueled by the “use of force” industry, has anti-police violence groups protesting and arguing that governments should prioritize human needs over militarization and violence. The post How the ‘use of force’ industry drives police militarization and makes us all less safe appeared first
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: How storytelling can help address police violence
Storytelling can help address police violence by enabling victims to articulate their personal experiences and reveal unjust policing practices. As well, articulated personal experiences of police brutality can help policing agencies to develop better …
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: 1000 world leaders, celebrities demand reform of global drug control policies
Over 1000 world leaders, celebrities and activists have signed an open letter to to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, demanding reform of global drug control policies.
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A Grumpy Hobbit: So Trudeau is a Pseudo Fascist, Just Like Harper
So Trudeau is a Pseudo Fascist, Just Like Harper To my Liberal friends sorry, but voting and supporting Bill C51 in any way shape or form is a deal breaker for me. Welcoming Ex-Police Chief, Bill Blair into the Party and have him for an MLA in Ottawa shows even
Continue readingA Grumpy Hobbit: Holding Police Accountable and Knowing Your Legal Rights
Holding Police Accountable and Knowing Your Legal Rights So, with all the BS happening down in the USA with Police being out of control and cracking skulls every chance they get, the questions arises “Do we need to be worried about this here in Canada? What are our rights? What
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: David Suzuki: Let’s not sacrifice freedom out of fear
Harper government can’t silence activists by labeling them “extremists”, creating police-state legislation such as Bill C-51, argues renowned scientist David Suzuki. The post David Suzuki: Let’s not sacrifice freedom out of fear appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Sharon Jackson – And Another Kick at the Cat 2014
Well finally the BC Local Government Elections are on the front burner with election day being held on November 15th. Cowichan Conversations will be making an effort to cover the issues and candidates in as subjective a manner as possible. Kicking it off this morning is a release from City
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